A mini-sermon outline for use as a kids talk on aspiring to be a Hero of Faith

Do you have a favourite hero or superhero?
Most kids love superheroes - many adults do too!
In the comics and in the movies,
Superheroes often have special abilities,
they can do things that are impossible for normal
people to do,
some can fly,
some have incredible strength,
some can turn
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The Bible says that the people who know God will be strong and have great adventures. Daniel and his three friends’ lives are an example for us to follow.

HEROES OF FAITH: KNOW GOD, BE STRONG, HAVE GREAT ADVENTURES
INTRODUCTION:
Briefly discuss Costa Rica mission trip and invite people back next week to hear the testimonies of the team and see the drama, a video, and cardboard testimony presentations.
KEY TEXT: “But the people who know
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Christians and non-Christians can have defective and distorted views of what the Christian life really is. Christian's lives are NOT accident and incident-free.

Faith to Be Strong and Weak
Hebrews 11:29-38
Clearing up the Fog around Faith
Christians and non-Christians can have defective and distorted views of what the Christian life really is. Studying the entire counsel of God aims to bring our views of God and his ways into line with the Truth.
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God is a God of relationship. He shows his goodness to lead us to change our thinking and lives.

FULL LIFE
1) Intro
Intro: Something that has characterized all cultures throughout history is the presence of heroes. It seems that in every culture we develop heroes. Whether it be John Wayne, riding out onto the range alone to defeat the bandits, or Luke Skywalker, flying a mission to save
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Hebrews 11: 1 – 16
You Got Faith?
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made
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Hebrews 11: 17 - 40
The Original Hall of Fame
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, “In Isaac your seed shall be called,” 19 concluding that God was able to raise him
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This “Hero of the Faith”, mentioned in Hebrews 11 goes by the name of Sarah, and she’s the first lady mentioned in Paul’s hall of fame for Heroes. There is so much spiritual meat in Sarah’s life that it’s hard to boil it down into a few worthy snapshots.

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Sarah - Lady in Waiting
Hebrews 12:1-12:2
Today, I want to talk about one of those “Heroes of the Faith” that Paul talks about in Hebrews.
In Hebrews 12:1, Paul declares that you and I are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.
And that because we’re
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Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. - Hebrews 11:1-2 It seems strange that in the middle of the book of Hebrews there is an entire chapter dedicated to speaki ..

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. - Hebrews 11:1-2
It seems strange that in the middle of the book of Hebrews there is an entire chapter dedicated to speaking of the great faith of the men of old in
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This sermon is meant to encourage all the unseen and unknown men and women of God who serve Him faithfully in the midst of difficult circumstances. It is based around an Ethiopian man named Ebed-Melech.

UNSEEN HEROES OF THE FAITH
INTRODUCTION - The world remembered 9/11 last week. That date is firmly etched in the minds of people all over the world as we remember the destruction that was caused. In the midst of all the events that unfolded that day, many men & women stood out and are remembered
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Sermon about historical characters that we should look too as guides to our own walk with Christ.

Heb 12:1 NKJV Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
I have witnessed and even (when much younger) was a participant in foot
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Strength out of weakness, sounds a little impossible doesn’t it? How can something that makes us weak cause us to be strong? For when I am weak, then I am strong.
How do we apply this in our own lives today? How can our weaknesses strengthen us?

Our Weaknesses Can Strengthen Us
Our theme this year is discovering your destiny, and today on this Healing and Wholeness Sunday we are specifically thinking about strength out of weakness.
Strength out of weakness, sounds a little impossible doesn’t it? How can something that makes us weak
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This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Jesus Is Better- The Better Way".

Series: Jesus Is Better- The Better Way [#2]
GOD’S INCREDIBLES
Hebrews 11:1-7
Introduction:
As we have studied the Book of Hebrews, we have seen that Jesus is better. Jesus is the better messenger, the better Apostle, the better priest, the better covenant, and the better sacrifice. This
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We've come to the end of our journey through the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. As we finish out the chapter we will see in the beginning of Chapter 12 what the writer wants us to do as a result.

IT TAKES FAITH (part twelve)
Hebrews 11:32-12:3
INTRODUCTION: We've come to the end of our journey through the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Hopefully in these last 3 months you've gained some insight and inspiration from looking at the examples of what these men and women accomplished by
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